Torah of Bees

What do traditional Jewish traditional sources say about bees and honey? What did the sages

understand about honey bee biology, and how can our tradition inform our approach to

beekeeping and land stewardship today? And why is honey featured in our Rosh HaShanah

and new year cycle? Rabba Amalia Haas will share her experience as a beekeeper and how

she employs honeybee education to uplift the story of the pollinators at large.

Wednesday, September 25th 7:00pm EST

Zoom | Sliding Scale

Recording will be available to registrants and JFN members.

Rabba Amalia Haas is one of the first 50 women ordained as clergy in the Orthodox movement.

Amalia helps Jewish educational organizations set up educational apiaries and facilitates life

cycle events, professional development, and community retreats grounded in mindfulness,

bibliodrama, nature, art and music. She teaches farmers how to plant and design for bees and

pollinators and her company, Amalia’s Bees (a.k.a Bee Awesome) sells raw honey for Rosh

HaShanah. Her varietal honey tasting and experiential calendar and honey bee programs

inspire communities to save the bees and avert climate crisis. In addition to beekeeping, Amalia

is a chaplain at the Cleveland Clinic, a Hillel professional. She holds an M.A. in Jewish

Education from Yeshiva University and a B.A. in Musical Performance from Oberlin College. To

bring Amalia to your farm or community, or to order her bees’ raw honey, connect at

AmaliasBees@gmail.com or 330-552-8BEE.